Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah
1See now, the Lord,
the Lord Almighty,
is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah
both supply and support:
all supplies of food and all supplies of water,
2the hero and the warrior,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
3the captain of fifty and the man of rank,
the counsellor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
4‘I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.’
5People will oppress each other –
man against man, neighbour against neighbour.
The young will rise up against the old,
the nobody against the honoured.
6A man will seize one of his brothers
in his father’s house, and say,
‘You have a cloak, you be our leader;
take charge of this heap of ruins!’
7But in that day he will cry out,
‘I have no remedy.
I have no food or clothing in my house;
do not make me the leader of the people.’
8Jerusalem staggers,
Judah is falling;
their words and deeds are against the Lord,
defying his glorious presence.
9The look on their faces testifies against them;
they parade their sin like Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
They have brought disaster upon themselves.
10Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
11Woe to the wicked!
Disaster is upon them!
They will be paid back
for what their hands have done.
12Youths oppress my people,
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;
they turn you from the path.
13The Lord takes his place in court;
he rises to judge the people.
14The Lord enters into judgment
against the elders and leaders of his people:
‘It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
15What do you mean by crushing my people
and grinding the faces of the poor?’
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
16The Lord says,
‘The women of Zion are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
17Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the Lord will make their scalps bald.’
18In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces, 19the earrings and bracelets and veils, 20the head-dresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, 21the signet rings and nose rings, 22the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses 23and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.
24Instead of fragrance there will be a stench;
instead of a sash, a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;
instead of beauty, branding.
25Your men will fall by the sword,
your warriors in battle.
26The gates of Zion will lament and mourn;
destitute, she will sit on the ground.
Jerusalemu na Juda Gũtuĩrwo Ciira
13:1 Alaw 26:26; Ezek 4:16Atĩrĩrĩ, Mwathani,
Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe,
arĩ hakuhĩ kwehereria Jerusalemu na Juda
ũteithio wao na kĩrĩa kĩmatiiragĩrĩra,
amehererie ũteithio wothe wa irio na wa maaĩ,
23:2 Gũcook 18:10; Isa 9:14-15o na amehererie mũndũ ũrĩa njamba na mũrũi wa mbaara,
na mũtuanĩri ciira na mũnabii,
na mũragũri na mũthuuri wa kĩama,
33:3 2Ath 1:9; Koh 10:11na mũtongoria wa gĩkundi gĩa thigari mĩrongo ĩtano,
na mũheani kĩrĩra, na mũbundi mũũgĩ, o na mũndũ-mũgo mũũgĩ.
43:4 Koh 10:16Tũhĩĩ nĩtuo ngaatua anene ao;
na maathagwo nĩ tũkenge.
53:5 Thab 28:3; Mik 7:2, 6Andũ nĩmakahiinyanĩrĩria:
o mũndũ akaahinyĩrĩria ũrĩa ũngĩ,
mũndũ wa itũũra okĩrĩre mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake.
Arĩa anini nĩmagookĩrĩra arĩa akũrũ,
nao arĩa matarĩ ngumo mokĩrĩre mũndũ ũrĩa mũtĩĩku.
6Mũndũ nĩakanyiita ũmwe wa ariũ a nyina
arĩ gwa ithe mũciĩ, amwĩre atĩrĩ,
“Wee ũrĩ na nguo ya igũrũ, tuĩka mũtongoria witũ;
ũreke kũndũ gũkũ kwanangĩtwo kũgĩe wathani-inĩ waku!”
73:7 Ezek 34:4; Joel 1:16Nowe nĩakaanĩrĩra mũthenya ũcio oige atĩrĩ,
“Niĩ ndirĩ na kĩhonia.
Nĩgũkorwo gwakwa mũciĩ gũtirĩ irio kana nguo,
tigai kũndua mũtongoria wa andũ.”
83:8 Isa 1:7; 2Maũ 33:6Nĩgũkorwo Jerusalemu nĩkũratũgũũga,
nakuo Juda nĩkũragũa;
ciugo na ciĩko ciakuo nĩirokĩrĩra Jehova
na makangʼathĩria thiithi wake ũrĩ riiri.
93:9 Ndar 32:23; Kĩam 13:13Ithiithi ciao nĩcio ciumbũraga ũrĩa mahaana;
maanĩkaga mehia mao o ta ma Sodomu;
o na matimahithaga.
Kaĩ marĩ na haaro-ĩ!
Nĩo mereheire mwanangĩko.
103:10 Gũcook 5:33; Jer 22:15Ha ũhoro wa andũ arĩa athingu, meerei atĩ nĩmakagaacĩra;
nĩgũkorwo nĩmakaarĩĩaga maciaro ma maũndũ marĩa maaneka.
11No andũ arĩa aaganu, meerei atĩrĩ: kaĩ marĩ na haro-ĩ!
Nĩgũkorwo mwanangĩko ũrĩ igũrũ rĩao!
Nao makaarĩhwo kũringana na wĩra wa moko mao.
123:12 Isa 3:4; Mik 3:5Andũ akwa mahinyagĩrĩrio nĩ ciana,
nao andũ-a-nja nĩo mamaathaga.
Atĩrĩrĩ inyuĩ andũ akwa, atongoria anyu nĩo mamũhĩtithagia,
magatũma muume njĩra ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire.
133:13 Ayub 10:2; Thab 82:1Jehova nĩaikarĩire gĩtĩ gĩake iciirĩro-inĩ;
akarũgama nĩguo aciirithie andũ.
143:14 Jak 2:6Jehova nĩarĩkĩtie gũtuĩra
athuuri na atongoria a andũ ake ciira, akameera atĩrĩ:
“Nĩ inyuĩ mwanangĩte mũgũnda wakwa wa mĩthabibũ;
o na indo iria mũtunyĩte athĩĩni irĩ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba cianyu.”
15“Mũhehenjaga andũ akwa,
na mũkamemenda mothiũ ma athĩĩni nĩkĩ?”
nĩguo Mwathani Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekũũria.
16Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ,
“Andũ-a-nja a Zayuni nĩetĩĩi,
mathiiaga maguucĩtie ngingo,
makiuhanaga na maitho mao,
na makinyaga na njacĩ magĩthiĩ,
na makagambia njingiri iria irĩ thũngʼwa-inĩ ciao.
17Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Mwathani nĩagatũma andũ-a-nja acio a Zayuni magĩe na ironda mĩtwe;
Jehova nĩakoonania njaga yao.”
183:18 Atiir 8:21; Kĩam 41:42Mũthenya ũcio Jehova nĩakamaaũra mathaga mao: nĩmo bangiri, na rũtamĩ rwa kuoha njuĩrĩ, na mĩgathĩ ĩrĩa ĩĩhacĩte ta mweri, 19na icũhĩ cia matũ, na mĩrĩnga ya moko, na taama wa kwĩhumbĩra ũthiũ, 203:20 Thaam 39:28na itambaya cia mũtwe, na irengeeri cia magũrũ, na mĩcibi, na cuba cia maguta manungi wega, na ithiitũ 213:21 Kĩam 24:22na icũhĩ cia mũhũũri cia moko, na icũhĩ cia maniũrũ, 22na nguo ndaihu iria njega, na ngũbia, na tũbuti, na nguo cia igũrũ, na tũmondo, 233:23 Ezek 16:10; Isa 61:3na icicio cia kwĩrora, na nguo cia gatani ĩrĩa njega, na itambaya, na macuka ma ciande.
243:24 Esit 2:12; 1Pet 3:3Handũ ha mũtararĩko mwega gũkaagĩa na mũnungo mũũru;
handũ ha mũcibi hagaakorwo mũkanda;
handũ ha njuĩrĩ thondeke wega hagĩe kĩhara;
handũ ha nguo njega hakaagĩa nguo ya ikũnia;
naho handũ ha ũthaka wa mwĩrĩ hagĩe gũcinanwo na ruoro.
253:25 Isa 1:20Arũme anyu makooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora,
nacio njamba cianyu cia ita ikaaniinĩrwo mbaara-inĩ.
263:26 Thab 137:1; Jer 4:28Ihingo cia Zayuni nĩigacakaya na igirĩke,
na itũũra rĩu rĩkire ihooru, na rĩikare rĩmomoretwo, rĩkagũa thĩ.
